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Although explicit directions were given the evening before beginning the collection of urine, we cannot be certain that they were
collected as instructed.
However, this is not too important technically
since we intended to use the first morning void for organics examination
and expected probably to pool the urines, ultimtely.
We were mainly
concerned with having specimens from each ship separately and in adequate amounts.
These we are fairly certain we have.
Urines, blood vials and blood smears were brought back to home station with us.
Specimens were shipped by courier to Travis AFB and from
there by commercial air to:
1.
24-hour urines and intravenous bloods to:
It Colonel James Hartgering, USA (MC)
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research .
Washington, D.C.
For examination for any possible radioactivity.
2.° Urines (first morning void) to:
Health Division
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico
For organic chemical analysis.
3.
Blood smear slides for white blood cell differential evalu=
ation to:
Colonel Frank Townsend, USAF (MC)
Deputy Director
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington, D.C.
It should be mentioned that it would have been impossible to accomplish these activities in one day without the facilities (laboratory,
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